Jazz Sax Legend Sonny Rollins Dies at 95, Leaving an Enduring Rhythm
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Jazz icon Sonny Rollins died at 95 at his Woodstock, NY home. A towering tenor saxophonist behind works like Saxophone Colossus, his career spanned bebop to avant-garde and fusion. Health issues slowed him in the 2010s, with his last concerts in 2012 and a 2006 studio album as his final record. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2010 and Kennedy Center Honors in 2011.
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